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Russia and China are modernizing and diversifying their nuclear forces.
Russia and China have a "no-limits partnership" and are collaborating more closely than anticipated by the United States.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has completed the first production unit of the new B61-13 nuclear bomb.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is currently executing seven simultaneous weapon modernization programs, a level not seen since the Cold War.
The first war reserve plutonium pit for the W87-1 warhead was produced at Los Alamos National Laboratory in October.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) completed the last production unit of the B61-12 life extension program in December.
The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) achieved the first production unit for the B61-13 almost a year ahead of schedule.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has installed El Capitan, its first exascale computer system for national security, which has been benchmarked as the world's fastest supercomputer.
The United States has not produced highly enriched uranium since 1992 and is currently relying on existing stockpiles.
Los Alamos National Laboratory is projected to achieve a rate production of at least 30 plutonium pits per year by approximately 2028.
The Savannah River Plutonium Production Facility is planned to begin initial production by 2032 and achieve a rate production of at least 50 pits per year.
The reactor for the first Columbia-class submarine, the District of Columbia, is complete and ready for shipment to Electric Boat.